Pornography is a graphic form of exhibitionism. Unlike prostitution where a degree of "privacy" exists during the sexual acts, pornography literally makes the child's body "available" for anyone willing to pay the price anywhere in the world.

The "privacy interests" of performers in pornography seem to us real and compelling^[1114] while the value of the material itself is often indisputably minimal.

It, therefore, seems important for judges and lawmakers to carefully consider how performers may be protected from the unsavory characters who exploit them, and in particular what civil and equitable remedies performers may have in court. There has been disagreement in what we have heard over the current status of the law in this regard;^[1115] we know only that they have been exceedingly rare.^[1116] If new remedies are needed, as we are inclined to think they are, they should be framed in ways to encourage plaintiffs to come forward: perhaps by providing for treble damages in certain types of cases (such as coercion or fraud) and reasonable attorneys' fees.^[1117]

We hope, too, that in studying the availability and desirability of such private remedies, courts and legislatures will be sensitive to the issue of "consent." Because of their youth, their economic desperation, and their troubled backgrounds, we submit that few performers are fully able to appreciate the meaning and the magnitude of their decision to engage in sexual performances-and throw away all control of the resulting material for the rest of their lives. Just as it is appropriate to provide consumers with extensive government protections against the consequences of their ignorance, so every adult needs special safeguards against making a decision which even the pornography industry's strongest booster admits "will haunt her the rest of her life."^[1118]

Otherwise she may find that photography's freedom from time and space, so heartily welcomed by Bazin, has become her dungeon.